Battle at the Big Bridge

"Battle at the Big Bridge"(ビッグブリッジの死闘, Biggu Burijji no Shitō?, lit. Battle to the Death on the Big Bridge), also known as "Clash on the Big Bridge" or "Battle with Gilgamesh" is a recurring theme originally from Final Fantasy V. It was composed by Nobuo Uematsu in 1992.

"Battle at the Big Bridge" is a popular theme due to being the leitmotif of the recurring character Gilgamesh, an installment-traveling mascot of the series, and has been remade into different versions for several of his cameo appearances. As such, it is a theme with many arrangements and remixes, only surpassed in number by prominent motifs of the series itself, such as the "Prelude", the "Opening Theme", the "Chocobo Theme" or the "Victory Fanfare".

"Battle at the Big Bridge" plays as the background theme for the eponymous location and during the battles taking place there. This makes "Battle at the Big Bridge" one of the few themes to play seamlessly in early installments of the series, other than the recurring "Hurry!" themes. The theme further returns for every encounter with Gilgamesh.

"Clash on the Big Bridge - Oriental MIX -" is a rearranged version by the trio Yui. It plays during the downloadable contentColiseum battle Clash on the Big Bridge featuring Gilgamesh. It is performed on Japanese native instruments combined with traditional Japanese music with a rock and roll beat.

"Battle on the Big Bridge Reborn" plays during the battle against Gilgamesh. It has similar beat to the original theme from Final Fantasy V with hard rock drums added. It was composed by Masayoshi Soken.

"Battle on the Big Bridge (EPISODE GLADIOLUS Version)" was arranged by Keiichi Okabe for the Episode GladiolusDLC. The game's team encouraged Okabe to incorporate his own style into the composition, resulting in the addition of vocals and elements from his previous work with the NieR series.[1]

"Battle at the Big Bridge -arrange- from FINAL FANTASY V" can be selected automatically for battles including Bartz Klauser or Exdeath, or Gilgamesh, or any battle with the Interdimensional Rift as the arena.

The Dissidia arrangement, SNES version, and the "Battle at the Bridge Ver. 2" Final Fantasy Record Keeper remix appear. The Dissidia-arranged track and the original SNES version are available for 3,600 gil from the shop, and the Record Keeper version was available for 1,500 gil for limited time.

For the Nintendo 3DS version, "Battle at the Big Bridge" was selected as the theme for the Final Fantasy V series play's respective Battle Music Sequence. The game's director, Ichiro Hazama, has noted that "Battle at the Big Bridge" was one of the two main songs the team was told to include when the development on the game was started. The other song was "One-Winged Angel".[2]

For the iOS version "Battle at the Big Bridge" is included in the Final Fantasy V Battle Music Basic Bundle along with the "Battle 1".

"Battle at the Big Bridge" is a playable Battle Music Sequence. It is available by default.

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The Final Fantasy Record Keeper arrangement of "Battle at the Big Bridge" is also playable as a Battle Music Sequence. It is available by default.

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The "Raffaello Battle" arrangement of "Battle at the Big Bridge" from Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo's Dungeon also appears as a playable Battle Music Sequence. To unlock it, the player must first unlock Chocobo as a playable character. It can then be purchased from the song store for 10 sound medals.

There are three arrangements of "Battle at the Big Bridge". The first one, titled "Prismelody: Clash on the Big Bridge -F-" plays on the overworld of the Big Bridge. The second one, titled " Prismelody: Clash on the Big Bridge -C-" plays during battles with Gilgamesh and when Bartz uses his Champion summon ability. The last one, titled "Prismelody: Clash on the Big Bridge -E-" plays during cutscenes involving Gilgamesh.

"Clash on the Big Bridge" is the eleventh track on the album, which consists entirely of solo classical guitar arrangements of tracks from the Final Fantasy main series, performed and arranged by Yuji Sekiguchi.

The Black Mages' arranged "Clash on the Big Bridge" from their debut album was performed live at this 2003 concert that took place at Shibuya-AX and Kanagawa University. It was the ninth song of the line-up.

"Clash on the Big Bridge (Battle at the Big Bridge)" is included on this orchestral concert tour. It is the sixteenth and final song of the live recording of the concert by the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Arnie Roth held in Tokyo, in November 2010.